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President Murmu attends Queen’s funeral in London, pays rich tributes

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President Droupadi Murmu who arrived in London on Saturday evening to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II attended the funeral ceremony of the Queen who reigned for nearly 70-years. Indeed an eventful career as a monarch. She had witnessed numerous developments including her share of controversies.

President Murmu was also invited to the reception for world leaders hosted at Buckingham Palace by King Charles III that took place on Sunday. However, the UK has opted to invite ambassadors, not heads of state, from several countries – Iran, Nicaragua and North Korea.

Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her summer residence of Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, is lying-in-state at Westminster Hall before the funeral at Westminster Abbey on the morning of September 19.

Westminster Abbey has space for around 2,000 people, and around 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries and their partners are expected to attend. Large number of people in UK had gathered in front of the Westminster Abbey to bid farewell to their favourite Queen.

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PM Modi shares memories of meeting Queen Elizabeth

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences to the Royal family of Britain. The Prime Minister has recalled his meetings with Queen Elizabeth at the Buckingham Palace.

In his tweet, the Prime Minister has mentioned Queen Elizabeth showing him the handkerchief that Mahatma Gandhi gifted her on her wedding.

PM Modi tweets:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets to express tributes to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Prince Charles becomes King of Britain

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As per the tradition of the Royal family, Prince Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth, is now the King of Britain.

The Palace also put out a statement by the King on the passing away of the Queen. Charles said the death of his beloved mother was a moment of the “greatest sadness” for him and all his family members.

Prince Charles tweeted immediately after he was declared the King:

Prince William will likely become the Prince of Wales/Duke of Cornwall and his wife, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, following the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday. Prince William held title of Duke of Cambridge before the Queen’s death.

The title ‘Prince of Wales’ is reserved for the heir apparent and was held by Charles, now King.

The title of ‘Princess of Wales’ was last held by Princess Diana because Duchess Camilla, wife of Charles, chose not to use it out of respect.

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Queen Elizabeth II no more, people gather outside Buckingham Palace

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Britain’s longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is no more. Death came at Balmoral retreat in the Scottish highlands, where Queen spent her last days. She was 96. Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years, from 1952 to 2022. During her tenure, she had worked with 15 Prime Ministers starting from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson and recently elected Liz Truss.

The Buckingham Palace tweeted:

The United Kingdom (UK) celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of service to the nation with grand events in June. Last year, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip (Queen’s husband) had passed away after a prolonged illness. Queen too was ailing since October last year, she had difficulties in walking and standing.

Queen Elizabeth became the longest-serving British monarch in 2015, she had surpassed her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria. In 2022, she became the world’s second longest reigning monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II was born in April 1926. She was crowned in 1952 – five years after she married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

However, there is no confirmation over the details of last rights.

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